PARKING restrictions are needed to stop commuters leaving their cars on a residential road in Petersfield, it has been claimed. Members of the Woodbury Avenue Residents' Association say entering the road has become dangerous with a daily influx of drivers taking advantage of free parking. With cars stationed on either side of the road, residents claim there is often only enough room for single-file traffic. And now they are looking into the possibility of asking Hampshire County Council's traffic management team to paint a white line on the 20 metres of roadway between the junction with Bell Hill and the Avenue's first driveway on the west side. In a letter to Petersfield Town Council's finance and general purposes committee, association chairman David Jeffery asked members to support the scheme. He said: "A further problem will almost certainly arise when the projected redesigned entrance to Bell Hill recreation ground is effected in 2007, of which the town mayor, Bob Ayer, is aware. "The crossing of Bell Hill by residents of Woodbury Avenue will be even more dangerous than it is at present. "Given the speed of the traffic on Bell Hill in both directions, pedestrians with children, pushchairs or dogs find this crossing extremely risky at any time of day." Although councillors sympathised with the residents at last week's committee meeting, they felt the matter did not fall under their remit. Paul Molloy said: "I'm not sure at what stage we can lend our support. This is a highways matter. "I don't see where we fit into the picture."